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Category: FCC Monitor

A weekly look at recent FCC filings and activity pertaining to Upper Midwest broadcasting.

FCC Monitor: Nebraska TV Station Completes Move from VHF to UHF

Posted on August 17, 2026August 15, 2026 by Jon Ellis

A Nebraska PBS station has completed its move to a UHF frequency. Elsewhere, two FM stations are at reduced power and a North Dakota LPFM station has returned its license.

FCC/CRTC Monitor: Sault Ste. Marie TV Signal Goes Silent

Posted on August 10, 2026August 9, 2026 by Jon Ellis

One of the few remaining Canadian TV signals in Sault Ste. Marie has gone off the air. Elsewhere, Iowa PBS has dropped plans to move to a UHF frequency in Des Moines.

FCC Monitor: More New LPTV’s Granted, Including Seven for BEK

Posted on August 3, 2026August 1, 2026 by Jon Ellis

BEK Sports Network has been granted four new low-power TV stations in South Dakota, two in Minnesota, and one in North Dakota.

FCC Monitor: WDSE Seeks Upgrade; Several More LPTV’s Granted

Posted on July 27, 2026July 25, 2026 by Jon Ellis

“PBS North” station WDSE/8 (Duluth) is seeking a power increase. Meanwhile, the FCC has granted several more new low-power TV stations.

FCC Monitor: WOW Seeks Transmitter Move; Two Mpls. LPTV’s Silent

Posted on July 20, 2026August 13, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Omaha’s WOW/590 has applied to leave the transmitter site it’s used since 1936. In the Twin Cities, two low-power TV stations have gone off the air.

FCC Monitor: Sioux Falls LPFM Won’t Be Built; More LPTV’s Granted

Posted on July 13, 2026July 11, 2026 by Jon Ellis

A construction permit for a new low-power FM station in Sioux Falls has been surrendered. Meanwhile, a few more new low-power TV stations have been granted.

FCC Monitor: Several More New Low-Power TV Stations Granted

Posted on July 6, 2026July 3, 2026 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has granted new low-power TV stations in Bismarck, Davenport, Des Moines, Madison, and Sioux Falls. Elsewhere, a South Dakota radio group sale has closed.

FCC Monitor: Several New LPTV’s Granted, Several FM’s Return to Air

Posted on June 29, 2026June 27, 2026 by Jon Ellis

The FCC has started granting construction permits for new low-power TV stations after filings resumed earlier this year. Meanwhile, several FM stations have returned to the air.

FCC Monitor: Iowa TV Station, UP AM Station Off Air; Wis. FM Upgrades

Posted on June 22, 2026June 20, 2026 by Jon Ellis

An Iowa TV station and an Upper Peninsula AM station have gone off the air. Elsewhere, a northwestern Wisconsin FM station has completed an upgrade.

FCC Monitor: Three Stations Back at Full Power, Two Others Go Off Air

Posted on June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 by Jon Ellis

Two TV stations and one radio station are back to full-power operations while two other radio stations have gone off the air. Several others are continuing at reduced power.

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